Dave Fanning RTÉ 2FM
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- Society & Culture
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Highlights from Dave Fanning's weekend radio show with interviews, newspaper reviews, movies and music. Listen live weekends at 1pm on RTÉ 2FM.
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Burt Bacherach's Legacy with Simon Maher
Dave and Simon look at the extraordinary career and legacy of Burt Bacherach.
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Ian Gittins on his The Definitive Desert Island Discs Book
I’ll be talking about the iconic BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs with author Ian Gittins. He’s written a book The Definitive Desert Island Discs about the tracks that the guests picked...everyone from Judi Dench, David Beckham, Sharon Horgan, Cliff Richard and Adele
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TV Show The Last of US Fungus Explainer with Professor Rebecca Drummond
TV Show The Last of Us depicts the world 20 after a mass fungal infection sparks a global pandemic. The HBO drama depicts a horrifying post-apocalyptic world, but how likely is it to one day become a reality? Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, Rebecca Drummond discusses if what we’re seeing on screens could be in be our future
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Therapy on TV with Allison Keating
From The Sopranos to Big Little Lies... how is therapy depicted in TV and films? Do scriptwriters hit the mark? Psychologist and counsellor and author of The Secret Lives of Adults Allison Keating gives us her view
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Tony King on his biography The Tastemaker
Dave talked to the fascinating Tony King... ...he’s worked with everyone from The Beatles to the Ronettes and Elton John to the Rolling Stones. One of the most influential figures in the music business, he was nicknamed The Tastemaker
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Happy Valley Director Fergus O'Brien joins Dave
Happy Valley Director joins Dave to talk about playing a major role in the wrapping up of one of the most popular drama series